convention
/kənˈvɛnʃ(ə)n/
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kən - ˈvɛnʃən -> convention
(n) အစဉ်အလာ။ လုပ်ရိုး လုပ်စဉ်။ ထုံးနည်း။ (နိုင်ငံအချင်းချင်း၊ အစိုးရအချင်းချင်း) သဘောတူညီချက်။
convention /kǝn'venʃn/ n
၁။ [C] ညီလာခံ။
a teachers'/ dentists' convention ❍ hold a convention ❍ the US Democratic Party Convention (ie to elect a candidate for President).
၂။ (က) [U] အစဉ်အလာ။
Convention dictates that a minister should resign in such a situation. ❍ By convention the deputy leader is always a woman. ❍ defy convention by wearing outrageous clothes ❍ a slave to convention (ie sb who always follows accepted ways of doing things).
(ခ) [C] လုပ်ရိုး လုပ်စဉ်။ ထုံးနည်း။ the conventions which govern stock-market dealing ❍ diplomatic conventions.
၃။ [C] (နိုင်ငံအချင်းချင်း၊ အစိုးရအချင်းချင်း) သဘောတူညီချက်။
the Geneva Convention (ie about the treatment of prisoners of war, etc).
- The rules and conventions of the House of Commons
- She rebelled against convention and refused to marry.
- The conventions of Greek architecture
- Her later novels abandon the narrative conventions of 19th-century fiction.
- The government’s action may violate the European Convention on Human Rights.
- Most European countries have signed up to the Geneva Convention.
- Chicago was chosen as the site for an international crime convention.
- The convention of the National Organization for Women
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